I work for a big 3rd party logistics company. Jeans and polos or nicer T shirts daily. Khaki shorts/golfing attire in the summer. It's a fast-paced job and all inside sales, so it's nice that they let us be comfortable. It's one of the few things I like about it after 2.5+ years...maybe this should go in the Career Satisfaction thread.

I work for a big 3rd party logistics company. Jeans and polos or nicer T shirts daily. Khaki shorts/golfing attire in the summer. It's a fast-paced job and all inside sales, so it's nice that they let us be comfortable. It's one of the few things I like about it after 2.5+ years...maybe this should go in the Career Satisfaction thread.

what company if you dont mind me asking? I deal with a good bit of them.

Well, they LITERALLY don't say anything about your mindset. I thought that much was clear. I slide those jeans on Friday morning and I'm just like, damn, it's Friday, I'm wearing my jeans (slim fits of course), and I'm gonna be able to drink some beers guilt-free in about 9 hours. It's wonderful.

Cheers betches.

You must really like batman.

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You're right about the shift to the right that the board took after it reopened. And it's not even thoughtful righties, it's talk radio righties. Got no patience for them whatsoever. We'll see. Maybe I'll see what I can tolerate.

M: Got everything picked up/dropped off in Lakeway. Heading to Easy St.

D: Did you drop Lakeway X?

M: Yes.

D: Have you picked up Lakeway Y yet?

M: Yes.

D: Have you dropped of Easy St?

M: Dude. I picked up and dropped off everything in Lakeway and I'm heading to Easy St. now, as I said.

D: Ok.

It sucks and I hate it. I just needed to make sure I was working when Uber and Lyft came back and put me out of a job. I don't plan on doing this for very long; just until I find something else.

I didn't think the Texas ride share bill was going to pass with a 2/3 majority in the Senate, and it initially didn't but then some shit bag flip flopped and it did. So as soon as our rolling bag of shit Governor signs it, it's law and Uber and Lyft will be back in Austin. I scrambled once it passed the senate and basically took the first driving job I could find. I didn't want to be left not working when those shitty companies came back.

M: Got everything picked up/dropped off in Lakeway. Heading to Easy St.

D: Did you drop Lakeway X?

M: Yes.

D: Have you picked up Lakeway Y yet?

M: Yes.

D: Have you dropped of Easy St?

M: Dude. I picked up and dropped off everything in Lakeway and I'm heading to Easy St. now, as I said.

D: Ok.

It sucks and I hate it. I just needed to make sure I was working when Uber and Lyft came back and put me out of a job. I don't plan on doing this for very long; just until I find something else.

I didn't think the Texas ride share bill was going to pass with a 2/3 majority in the Senate, and it initially didn't but then some shit bag flip flopped and it did. So as soon as our rolling bag of shit Governor signs it, it's law and Uber and Lyft will be back in Austin. I scrambled once it passed the senate and basically took the first driving job I could find. I didn't want to be left not working when those shitty companies came back.

What's your beef with Uber and Lyft?

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M: Got everything picked up/dropped off in Lakeway. Heading to Easy St.

D: Did you drop Lakeway X?

M: Yes.

D: Have you picked up Lakeway Y yet?

M: Yes.

D: Have you dropped of Easy St?

M: Dude. I picked up and dropped off everything in Lakeway and I'm heading to Easy St. now, as I said.

D: Ok.

It sucks and I hate it. I just needed to make sure I was working when Uber and Lyft came back and put me out of a job. I don't plan on doing this for very long; just until I find something else.

I didn't think the Texas ride share bill was going to pass with a 2/3 majority in the Senate, and it initially didn't but then some shit bag flip flopped and it did. So as soon as our rolling bag of shit Governor signs it, it's law and Uber and Lyft will be back in Austin. I scrambled once it passed the senate and basically took the first driving job I could find. I didn't want to be left not working when those shitty companies came back.

There's a short list of people around here I'm unlikely to take advice from.

Home Depot took the return/gave me the full amount on a gift card, which was fine because I was just then going to go buy another, maybe slightly better one.

Wired properly?? This thing is as easy as a light switch. White wire, black wire, ground.

Only bitch is I get to sit in my cramped 120°+ attic and try to get the thing into place again.

Translation: "Fuck You, Defcon." You'd be surprised how many housefires/damage calls I've had because of shoddy DIY wiring, usually high voltage. I did this shit for a few months and it taught me alot about the home trades.

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All the Chris Cornell stuff on fb.

Not that I dislike CC. He's awesome. I guess it just gets old every time a famous person dies. It's always the same pity party "he meant the world to me" shit show.

GOD FUCKING DAMN YOU 2017!!!!

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I would leave anything electrical (no matter how easily diy it is) to the landlord. Something goes wrong and causes a fire, you don't want to be on the hook for that. Just always been my process.

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I wish I smoked pot. I would just do the job stoned all day.

I would say that most people are stoned all the time at work....either that, or fucking stupid, or some combination.

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They pay wages people can't live on.

I'm sure you don't care.

The higher tiers of Uber make a little bank. Of course they've got car payments, most likely, and all the other expenses. But Uber Black, and Uber Limo service, for example, they make like 5x of an Uber XL.

Wal-Mart, McDonalds, most employers now pay wages people can't live on. We're corporate slaves. Fuck the corporations. Their CEOs should be put on trial for crimes against humanity.

You're right about the shift to the right that the board took after it reopened. And it's not even thoughtful righties, it's talk radio righties. Got no patience for them whatsoever. We'll see. Maybe I'll see what I can tolerate.

They will never get another hour of my work, or another dollar of my money as a rider.

I won't drive for Lyft either, but I will use them to get a ride. As a rider, I can at least make up for the shit rate they pay with a good tip to the driver. And the only thing I hate more than supporting shitty companies is driving drunk.

Agreed on the DUI thing. In regards to Uber not allowing tips, it can really suck if you pick up the wrong ride. For example, I flew to CK and needed a ride that was about 15 miles away from the airport. Not that big of a deal but the place I was going was opposite the way of downtown KC and, similar to Chicago the airport is already pretty far from downtown. The ride ended up being only like $18 and I can't imagine he picked up anyone going back. I felt bad because I can't imagine he made any money.

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You're right about the shift to the right that the board took after it reopened. And it's not even thoughtful righties, it's talk radio righties. Got no patience for them whatsoever. We'll see. Maybe I'll see what I can tolerate.

The double fuck you from Uber, is that since they were the first, they've driven home the notion that "tip is included" for ridesharing in general.

I can't tell you how many of my passengers have said "Is tip included like on Uber?"

I'm sure they didn't like it, but I always explained to them that, while you certainly don't have to tip, and I don't live on tips like I did with my pizza job, tip is not included and it never was on Uber either.

It is for a lot of people, perhaps even most people. That's not an excuse to pay people dogshit wages for their labor though, IMO. It's been my sole job for the past year, fwiw.

We actually have a significant amount of drivers here in Austin that commute in from Houston to drive for the local companies, instead of staying in Houston and driving for Uber. That's how shitty Uber pays.

It is for a lot of people, perhaps even most people. That's not an excuse to pay people dogshit wages for their labor though, IMO.

Yeah I get it. My brother was gonna drive for uber. He has a pretty good job as it is but the more he talked to uber drivers the more he didn't want to take rides from them because he was surprised at the amount people who did it for a living. He went through the whole process and ended up not even taking a ride.

How much do Uber / Lyft need to raise their rates to make it an acceptable wage? 15%?

Idk, because it's also about the cut they take.

RideAustin and Fasten both charge more than Uber, and while Uber takes the booking fee and 25% of both the time and mileage, neither Fasten nor RideAustin take a cut of time or mileage. RideAustin takes the $2 booking fee and Fasten takes $.99 per ride. The rest goes to the driver.